Good to see ya Johnny. Congratulations on the new truck..it's nice and I'm happy for you!! You be safe out there and Thanks for the tour of your truck. I think Gib said he'd clean it up when you get home 😂 Love ya..Stay safe
Please give us an update on the DT-12 after more miles and hills and snow/wet. I lean towards a manual because I can control what gear I select. I drove an ultra-shift for a few months and hated it in 2013. I think I could get better mpg than a computer because of tricks of when to coast/throttle. You are a champ at that so, I await your opinion. Thanks for the info and good luck this year!
I can do that. I drove an ultra shift and they aren't very good, the DT 12 is much better. The cool thing about this transmission is it has a feature called E coast, when it knows you have enough momentum to make it over the hill it will go into neutral and coast over the other side.
I have heard of E-coast but I'll put more faith in your mpg numbers. I drove @60 mph and would coast down hills in gear as long as; clear lanes, I could see the bottom of the hill, dry weather, and I had been down that hill before, No fear going 75 or a little more if my rules were met. Does e-coast turn on the jakes and put you back in gear? OR put you in Neutral and rev to 100MPH on a Mountain?@@jptransport8830
Thanks, I'm glad you got something out of the videos. That gives me a drive to make new videos. This 2019 is doing good on fuel, better than my 2014. I hit a new high with the 2019, it did 11mpg for a 30-day average. Is truck 4161 if you want to follow it on fuel gauges
I have a 2019 cascadia. Our engines are the same. Your transmission is dt 12 1750 dh1 and mine is dt12 1550 dh1. I'm not %100 sure but I believe it's the torque spec. And my ratio is 2.47. My axles are meritor. Wheelbase is 225. These are the differences I noticed. I have a great dane dryvan. No aerodynamic parts on it. No side skirts, no tail, no lift axle no nothing. My january average is 7.14 mpg with 11500miles driven. Had 2 loads with 75k lbs gross weight and the others were all under 65k lbs gross. And february is 7.68 with 7800miles so far. Trying to lower that number. I have just started tracking my numbers by the new year. I cruise at 65mph. I started to collect aerodynamic parts. Got flowbelow kit used. Didn't install yet coz the rear mounting brackets are missing. I only installed the tire covers. Looking for rear mounting brackets. When I find them I'll install the flowbelow kit. Also will install the side skirts to my trailer as a first thing. Trying to lower the numbers by getting good condition used parts. I don't wanna go crazy. Do you think going from 2.47 to 2.41 would make a big difference? And I want to thank you for sharing these valuable information. Useful videos. Drive safe 🙏
Thanks, I appreciate it. I don't think it would make any difference going from 2.47 to 2.41. 2.47 is what all the Walmart trucks are running. The biggest thing is slowing down if you can, I just hauled a 43k load from Texas back to Indiana and I was right at 9mpg, but for the most part I was driving 58mph because I wasn't in a hurry. If you can get the rpm under 1200 that's what those trucks like.
@jptransport8830 thanks. This truck is from averitt. And I liked it so far. It's been 2 months. Want to keep it for long time. I got a very light load from Minneapolis, MN to Seattle, WA. I'm driving with 55mph. But unfortunately I'm facing against high wind and my today's average is 6.8mpg. I'll get the side skirts and flow below installed asap. :)
You guys should check out the talk on overdrive with Henry Albert Clark reed and I forgot the other guys name but that guy runs a truck that he gets his roms down under 1000 rpms but that’s on fairly flat ground
@@jptransport8830 thank you. That’s weird though because I have 2.28 rear ends and at 1300 RPM. I’m also at 64 mph on 295 low pros. I wonder why. I have the exact same truck you do
Congratulations on the new truck 👊
Thanks!!
Good to see ya Johnny. Congratulations on the new truck..it's nice and I'm happy for you!! You be safe out there and Thanks for the tour of your truck. I think Gib said he'd clean it up when you get home 😂 Love ya..Stay safe
Thanks! I'm not going to hold my breath waiting for Gib to wash it.
Looks great Johnny! I'm glad it's getting good fuel mileage, I know you like that!
Thanks!!
Please give us an update on the DT-12 after more miles and hills and snow/wet. I lean towards a manual because I can control what gear I select. I drove an ultra-shift for a few months and hated it in 2013. I think I could get better mpg than a computer because of tricks of when to coast/throttle. You are a champ at that so, I await your opinion. Thanks for the info and good luck this year!
I can do that. I drove an ultra shift and they aren't very good, the DT 12 is much better. The cool thing about this transmission is it has a feature called E coast, when it knows you have enough momentum to make it over the hill it will go into neutral and coast over the other side.
I have heard of E-coast but I'll put more faith in your mpg numbers. I drove @60 mph and would coast down hills in gear as long as; clear lanes, I could see the bottom of the hill, dry weather, and I had been down that hill before, No fear going 75 or a little more if my rules were met. Does e-coast turn on the jakes and put you back in gear? OR put you in Neutral and rev to 100MPH on a Mountain?@@jptransport8830
@@jptransport8830 $$
Hey how are those mpgs lately? Any new updates on your truck? Have learned a lot from you.
Thanks, I'm glad you got something out of the videos. That gives me a drive to make new videos. This 2019 is doing good on fuel, better than my 2014. I hit a new high with the 2019, it did 11mpg for a 30-day average. Is truck 4161 if you want to follow it on fuel gauges
I have a 2019 cascadia. Our engines are the same. Your transmission is dt 12 1750 dh1 and mine is dt12 1550 dh1. I'm not %100 sure but I believe it's the torque spec. And my ratio is 2.47. My axles are meritor. Wheelbase is 225. These are the differences I noticed.
I have a great dane dryvan. No aerodynamic parts on it. No side skirts, no tail, no lift axle no nothing.
My january average is 7.14 mpg with 11500miles driven. Had 2 loads with 75k lbs gross weight and the others were all under 65k lbs gross. And february is 7.68 with 7800miles so far. Trying to lower that number. I have just started tracking my numbers by the new year. I cruise at 65mph.
I started to collect aerodynamic parts. Got flowbelow kit used. Didn't install yet coz the rear mounting brackets are missing. I only installed the tire covers. Looking for rear mounting brackets. When I find them I'll install the flowbelow kit. Also will install the side skirts to my trailer as a first thing. Trying to lower the numbers by getting good condition used parts. I don't wanna go crazy.
Do you think going from 2.47 to 2.41 would make a big difference?
And I want to thank you for sharing these valuable information. Useful videos. Drive safe 🙏
Thanks, I appreciate it. I don't think it would make any difference going from 2.47 to 2.41. 2.47 is what all the Walmart trucks are running. The biggest thing is slowing down if you can, I just hauled a 43k load from Texas back to Indiana and I was right at 9mpg, but for the most part I was driving 58mph because I wasn't in a hurry. If you can get the rpm under 1200 that's what those trucks like.
@jptransport8830 thanks. This truck is from averitt. And I liked it so far. It's been 2 months. Want to keep it for long time.
I got a very light load from Minneapolis, MN to Seattle, WA. I'm driving with 55mph. But unfortunately I'm facing against high wind and my today's average is 6.8mpg. I'll get the side skirts and flow below installed asap. :)
Love it!!!!! Excited for you
Thank you!
Nice
Thanks!
Do you run super singles on your trailer ?
No, not yet. I plan to in the future.
@@jptransport8830 do you cap your super singles on the drive position?
@@ac-ir9gs No. I don't run any caps, I just turn them in for casing credit.
@@jptransport8830 thank you! Deciding what to do. I have another year to decide.
@@ac-ir9gs you're welcome
You guys should check out the talk on overdrive with Henry Albert Clark reed and I forgot the other guys name but that guy runs a truck that he gets his roms down under 1000 rpms but that’s on fairly flat ground
I listen to Henry on Kevin Rutherford's podcast on Fridays. He's a smart guy!
With the kids now but excited to watch this when they're in bed.
Good deal, thanks!
I can’t remember if you said it in other videos for your trailer but if you don’t have a nose cone on the front of your trailer you should get one
I have a nose cone on one of my trailers, I would like to buy another one.
Would you be willing to tell me exactly what your miles per hour are at 1300 RPMs in 12th gear?
Sure, it is 64mph if you have lowpro 22.5 tires.
@@jptransport8830 thank you. That’s weird though because I have 2.28 rear ends and at 1300 RPM. I’m also at 64 mph on 295 low pros. I wonder why. I have the exact same truck you do
@@uria711 I'll check it tomorrow, I'm on my 34 hour break. When I get rolling I'll check it to be sure.
@@jptransport8830 awesome thank you so much
I checked it today, it's 63 mph